Dario Leone

1 day ago | theaviationgeekclub.com | Dario Leone

Because if increasing costs and concerns about survivability, the US Air Force (USAF) has canceled the E-7 Wedgetail program due to ballooning costs and concerns about survivability, .

1 day ago | theaviationgeekclub.com | Dario Leone

Charles Lindbergh is known as the first aviator to complete a solo transatlantic flight, which he did in his plane, Spirit of St. Louis. In 1932. Born Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. on February 4, 1902, in Detroit, Michigan, Lindbergh became famous for making the first solo transatlantic airplane flight in 1927. Before he took to the skies, however, Lindbergh was raised on a farm in Minnesota and the son of a lawyer and a congressman.

1 day ago | theaviationgeekclub.com | Dario Leone

As Pentagon officials told reporters on Jun. 26, 2025 the fate of the US Navy’s F/A-XX, the service sixth-generation fighter, is on hold as part of the Trump administration’s new defense budget request, USNI News reports. In fact, the Trump administration has not yet decided whether it will move forward with F/A-XX, the Navy’s manned sixth-generation carrier fighter.

2 days ago | theaviationgeekclub.com | Dario Leone

US Representative Darrell Issa has proposed a bill to finally give the Medal of Honor for his heroic feat to Captain Royce Williams, 100, who single-handedly downed several Soviet MiG fighters in a secret, untold battle of the Korean War. Because of Issa’s proposed legislation the Medal of Honor may be awarded for acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty that occurred decades ago.

2 days ago | theaviationgeekclub.com | Dario Leone

The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to permit the Air Force to gain and maintain air supremacy over the battlefield. The first F-15A flight was made in July 1972, and the first flight of the two-seat F-15B (formerly TF-15A) trainer was made in July 1973. The first Eagle (F-15B) was delivered in November 1974. In January 1976, the first Eagle destined for a combat squadron was delivered.